A Vacancy at The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
We are looking for a Psychological Therapist or Clinical Psychologist to join our team.
The Specialist Community Psychology Service works with patients whose needs sit between NHS Talking Therapies services and Secondary Care. The team consists of Psychological Therapists and Clinical Psychologists and provides individualised assessments, formulation and psychological therapies including CBT, EMDR, CAT, ACT, emotion regulation and brief solution focused therapy. We have good links with Newcastle University and have a rotation of first year DClinPsy students on placement. You will provide a clinical service to patients, providing psychological assessment, formulation and therapy.
• Interview Date Monday 7th April 2025
• 18 hours 45 minutes/week
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Applicants must demonstrate essential requirements from the job description, key elements of this include:
· A masters level qualification in CBT or full IPT qualification or EMDR qualification and accreditation OR a Doctorate in Clinical Psychologist
· BABCP or HCPC registration
· An interest in working with adults with mental health problems
This post is based in Newcastle upon Tyne and you will provide psychological therapy services via face to face, telephone and video clinics. Some evening work is an essential part of this role. In house supervision is provided.
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
• Freeman Hospital
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
• Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit:Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle HospitalsandNewcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Psychologist
• To provide a specialist clinical psychology service to the Newcastle Specialist Community Psychology Service, providing specialist psychological assessment, formulation, and therapy.
• Offering advice and consultation on patient’s psychological care to colleagues from other disciplines and to other, non-professional carers.
• To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the clinical psychology service’s policies and procedures.
• To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service.
Psychological Therapist
• The post holder will provide a timely adult mental health assessment. They will offer effective signposting as required and will deliver evidence based psychological therapies to those identified as experiencing common mental health problems.
• The post holder will offer training, liaison and consultation to colleagues within the Newcastle Specialist Community Psychology Service to contribute to the improved delivery of psychological therapies within primary care in Newcastle and support the implementation of local protocols.
• The post holder will operate as part of a team and will liaise with NHS Talking Therapy Services, Community Mental Health Teams and other specialist Mental Health Services.
• Post holders will provide clinical supervision to trainees.
• Will work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages using interpreters where necessary.
• They will also be required to provide supervision to other staff as appropriate.
• The post has a requirement to work flexibly in line with the aim of providing greater access to clients.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
This advert closes on Monday 31 Mar 2025
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